Jesse Owens

Most Popular Jesse Owens Trailers

Total trailers found: 20

Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

The rise of National Socialism in Germany and Hitler’s anti-semitic policies and advocation of the superiority of the Aryan race resulted in several calls for a boycott of the games.

Black Power Salute Trailer (2008)

09 July 2008

A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event in the world.

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Trailer (1975)

06 August 1975

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

The Century Is Fifty Trailer (1950)

16 March 1950

As the title of this French documentary indicates, Ce Siecle a 50 Ans examines the 20th Century at its halfway point.

The Record Breakers Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

Welcome to a hard driving video about the biggest winners of all, the athletes and teams who broken records in their sports.

Der wahre Champion: Siegen mit Hightech Trailer (2016)

15 July 2016

Every year, top athletes set new world records. But are today’s record holders really better than those of the past? Or do modern athletes get their edge from their high tech gear? Top sports scientist Steve Haake sets off on a journey to investigate.

Ace of Aces Trailer (1982)

27 October 1982

In this action comedy the French boxer Jo Cavalier is charmed on the train to Berlin for the Olympics in Hitler's Germany by the little boy Simon Rosenblum who asks his autograph; when it turns out his adorable young fan is a Jewish orphan in danger of persecution, he risks his one shot at Olympic glory to save Simon and his family, helped only by a German officer-gentleman who became his friend in World War I, by an adventurous escape to Switzerland, Nazi troops on their heals and braving impossible odds in roller coaster-style.

Jesse Owens et Luz Long : le temps d'une étreinte Trailer (2015)

10 June 2015

The Negro Soldier Trailer (1944)

10 April 1944

Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations Trailer (1938)

21 April 1938

Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-part love letter to the human body and spirit, culminating with the marathon, where Jesse Owens became the first track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games Trailer (1999)

12 August 1999

Fists of Freedom examines one of the 20th century’s most memorable moments — the dramatic “Black Power” demonstration of American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand at the 1968 Summer games in Mexico City.

Easy to Get Trailer (1947)

10 July 1947

U.S. Army training film about avoiding venereal disease, intended primarily for Black servicemen.

Swastika Trailer (1974)

17 January 1974

Comprised of footage shot during the Nazi regime, including propaganda, newsreels, broadcasts and even some of Eva Braun's colorized personal home movies, we explore the way in which the Third Reich infiltrated the lives of the German population, from 1933 to 1945.

Jesse Owens Trailer (2012)

02 January 2012

Jesse Owens details Jesse's early career; describes Adolf Hitler s outsized ambitions for the 1936 Olympics; explores the movement in Western democracies to boycott the event; and explains the pressures on Owens to attend.

Genocide Trailer (1982)

14 March 1982

The mass murder of Jewish people by the Nazi regime is chronicled, with a warning that anti-Semitism is on the rise and the events of the Holocaust could happen again.

Hitler's Forgotten Victims Trailer (1997)

02 October 1997

The story of black and mixed race people in Nazi Germany who were sterilised, experimented upon, tortured and exterminated in the Nazi concentration camps.

The Grand Olympics Trailer (1961)

26 May 1961

Events and athletes that characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. From the absolute protagonist Wilma Rudolph, called the black gazelle, to Livio Berruti, the first white to win the 200 meters, to the deeds of Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who won the marathon racing barefoot.

Mom and Dad Trailer (1945)

03 January 1945

A teenage girl from a traditional family goes on a date with a pilot and ends up having sex with him.

Olympic Cavalcade Trailer (1948)

03 December 1948

Documentary footage recaptures the excitement of the 1948 London Olympics, the first games since 1936.

Kings of the Olympics Trailer (1948)

01 May 1948

A partial review of events in the 11th modern Olympic Games, held in Berlin in 1936. Edited from official film records.